Impact of Farmland Abandonment on Water Resources and Soil Conservation

• Other Authors: Lana-Renault, Noemí (Editor), Nadal Romero, Estela (Editor), Cammeraat, Erik (Editor), Llorente, José Ángel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Farmland abandonment is one of the major land use changes occurring in many rural territories, especially in mountainous regions. Without intervention (passive land management), farmland abandonment leads to an expansion of shrubs and forest on formerly cultivated hillslopes and grazing areas. All t...